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Monday, August 10, 2015

Example of Petition to Have Mistakes in CYS Paperwork CORRECTED

[Parent’s Name]
[Street Address]
[City, State Zip Code]
[Phone #]

[Change this next part
to match the header information for your court case. You should be able to get
this information from other paperwork already filed in your case. Try to make
the header match what they have already done.]

[Center the next four
lines and type in all caps:]

IN THE [SUPERIOR] COURT OF THE STATE OF [CALIFORNIA]
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF [LOS ANGELES]

SITTING
IN THE EXERCISE OF ITS JURISDICTION
AS THE JUVENILE COURT

IN THE MATTER OF:

JOHNNY DOE, JR (DOB
4-5-1992)
JANIE DOE (DOB 2-3-1996)

Persons alleged to
come
within the provision of
the Juvenile Court Law.

______________________________

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OBJECTIONS AND CORRECTIONS
TO THE REPORT OF THE
CHILD WELFARE CASEWORKER

To the Honorable
INSERT JUDGE’S NAME HERE IN CAPS, Judge of the [Superior] Court of the State of
[California], in and for the County of [Los Angeles]:

[Double space the rest
of the text. Indent paragraphs ten spaces.]

The Honorable Court
above-named is hereby advised that the REPORT OF THE CHILD WELFARE CASEWORKER
herein, as prepared and typed is ERRONEOUS AND INCORRECT in the following
particulars, to wit:

[Here’s where you get
to be creative. Go through your caseworker’s court paperwork and find every
error, no matter how trivial. Even trivial errors show how incompetent the
person is. You will list each error separately with corrections as in the
sample. This sample is derived from an actual case I worked on in 1991. The
names, dates, and some details were changed. The case I worked on was dismissed
after similar paperwork was given to the judge. Remember to double space
everything below.]

1. Page One: JOHNNY
DOE is not 8 years old. He was 10 as of April 5, 2002.

2. Page One: Mother’s
name is ELIZABETH SMITH, not Doe. Address given by caseworker is incorrect.

3. Page Two: COUNT 1:
“On or about March 21, 2000, minors were found to be dirty.” Minors were out
playing in the yard, climbing trees to get fruit, and doing what most kids do
when playing outside, getting dirty. There was nothing abnormal about their
being dirty.

4. Page Two: COUNT 2:
The caseworker erroneously stated, “Mother has recurrent mental problems that
periodically render her unable to care for children.” Mother’s mental problem
was temporary due to stress from her husband’s deportation, her father’s death,
and the detention of her children by CPS. The problem is not recurrent and does
not “periodically render her unable to care for the children” as suggested by
the caseworker.

5. Page Three:
“November 15, 2000″ court date given by the caseworker is incorrect. The
correct date is November 12, 2000.

6. Page Three: The Doe
children were not taken after the mother was admitted to Bellview Mental
Hospital. A caseworker arrived to detain the children from their grandmother’s
house and then advised the mother to allow herself to be admitted to Bellview
because she was grieving and upset.

7. Page Three: On
March 21, 2000 when Janie and Johnny were detained from their grandmother’s
home they were not injured, neglected, or abused in any way.

8. Page Three:
Problems with police officer on November 1, 1999 occurred when police arrived
to arrest Mr. John Doe, Sr. for deportation and the mother was cuffed and
beaten by the arresting officer. This arrest does not affect or reflect on the
stability of her current home life with her new husband, Mr. Thomas Smith.

9. Page Three: Mother
quit her job on June 20, 2001, not “shortly after her marriage” as stated by
the caseworker. The job is no longer needed for support of the family as her
new husband is earning enough to support them and is willing to do so. Mother
is needed at home to care for the children.

10. Page Three: Date
of marriage to Thomas Smith is incorrect. The correct date is November 29,
2000.

11. Page Three:
“Mrs.”, not “Ms.” – The caseworker knows that Mrs. Smith is not separated from
her husband, but throughout the report she implies that Mr. and Mrs. Smith are
not together.

12. Page Three: While
her husband was visiting family in Nevada, Mrs. Smith called Dr. Hoar only
twice for advice during a two week period, not “frequently” as stated by the
caseworker, and those calls were only about Johnny’s behavior, not about both
children.

13. Page Three: Mrs.
Smith has not only “largely complied” with the Reunification Plan, she has
completely complied with all aspects of the plan.

14. Page Three: Mrs.
Smith never told Dr. Hoar that she “couldn’t handle Johnny anymore and wanted
to give him up,” as stated by the caseworker. What actually happened is that
Dr. Hoar tried to talk Mrs. Smith into giving him up and putting him in a
mental hospital. Mrs. Smith did not want to do that. During the session Mrs.
Smith did not state that she had been upset.

15. Page Four: Janie
does not have “sporadic behavior problems” in her home or at school as
suggested by the caseworker. At home the mother has never seen indications of
such problems and has received no such reports from Headstart. Attached please
find “Exhibit A” – a letter from Headstart stating they have not observed or
complained of any “sporadic behavior problems” from Janie.

16. Page Four: Johnny’s
behavior problems are only occasional and not a “continuous problem” as stated
by the caseworker in her report. Attached please find “Exhibit B” – an
evaluation of Johnny’s behavior by Dr. Goodman in San Francisco, dated November
3, 2001.

17. Page Four: The
improvement in Mrs. Smith’s parenting has been going on for years, not just for
the last few months. Attached please find “Exhibit C” and “Exhibit D” –
certificates of completion provided by parenting class instructors in January
1997 and November 2000.

18. Page Four: There
has been no “substantial, recent regression” due to a separation from Mr.
Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are still living together; he simply took a two week
vacation to Nevada to visit his sick mother. Therefore this should not be used
as a basis for the caseworker’s request for another six months of services at
taxpayers’ expense.

19. Page Four: Dr.
Hoar wants the case prolonged for another six months because once the case is
dismissed the mother will find a different therapist, and Dr. Hoar will no
longer be receiving CPS money for seeing her and her children. Therefore, Dr.
Hoar’s report should not be considered by the court. Mrs. Smith intends to find
another therapist for the children when the case is dismissed as the children do
not like seeing Dr. Hoar as therapist, and are even afraid to tell this to him.
Under these circumstances, it is unlikely the children will progress adequately
in therapy. For these reasons, Mrs. Smith’s request to have Dr. Hoar removed
from the case can hardly be called “an indication of poor judgement” as stated
by the caseworker. She did so solely for the benefit of the children and with
concerned regard for their psychological functioning.

20. Page Four:
Recommendation that the minors be readjudged dependents of the Juvenile Court
is inappropriate as the family has been functioning well during the last six
months that they have been together. The case should be closed at this time.

21. Pages Four and
Five: Recommendations 2, 4, and 5 are also inappropriate as the case should be
closed.

22. Pages Six and
Seven: Service Plan for mother and caseworker is inappropriate as the case
should be closed.

Executed 10 December
2001 at Los Angeles, California.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to
the best of my knowledge.

About Me

I am a mom of 2 sons. Ian 28 years and Elliott 27 years. I have spent all of the past 28+ years being a MOM. They are my life. Dennis is my husband and best friend. We enjoy a peaceful life in PA and SC. My guys make my life worth living and they are proof I am the luckiest person because I have them. I have also been a foster mom. Dennis and I took pride in helping children during difficult times in their lives by providing a safe home and guidance. As an investigative reporter I collected a lot of information about the illegal tactics used within these agencies to steal children from good families. I continue to help families that are dealing with the corruption within. I want to clarify for everyone that follows my page or finds me through a search about their fight with child welfare. I am NOT an attorney. This blog was set up to provide information from experience and or my opinion. After seeing the abuse within children and youth services and small government I wanted to share my insight and personal knowledge of certain events. At no time is the information in this blog to be construed as legal direction. I will refer attorneys for legal advice.